Priests de la Resistance!, The Revd Fergus ButlerGallie
Priests de la Resistance!, The Revd Fergus ButlerGallie
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Priests de la Resistance!
The Loose Canons Who Fought Fascism in the Twentieth Century

Author: The Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie

Narrator: Simon Mattacks

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2020

Synopsis

Whoever said that Christians had to be meek and mild hadn’t met Father Kir – parish priest and French resistance hero, immortalised by the Kir Royale. And they probably weren’t thinking of Archbishop Damaskinos who, when threatened with the firing squad by the Nazis, replied, ‘Please respect our traditions – in Greece we hang our Archbishops.’Wherever fascism has taken root, it has met with resistance. From taking a bullet for a frightened schoolgirl in Alabama to riding on the bonnet of a tank during the liberation of France, each of the hard-drinking, chain-smoking clerics featured in Priests de la Résistance were willing to give their lives for a world they believed in – even as their superiors beckoned them to safety.In this spellbinding new collection, the Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie, bestselling author of A Field Guide to the English Clergy, presents fifteen men and women who dared to stand up to fascism, proving that some hearts will never be conquered.

About The Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie

The Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie holds a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Oxford and a bachelor's degree in theology from the University of Cambridge. He once accidentally appeared on Only Connect. This is his first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on October 12, 2019

Phenomenal! Absolutely phenomenal. In a world increasingly dedicated to hate rather than love, we ought to learn from these fifteen incredible clergy who took it upon themselves to fight the hate and fascism they came face to face with. This is fierce and inspirational and will appeal to people of a......more

Goodreads review by Rosemary on October 03, 2019

When I was young, I devoured stories of WWII heroes, and like any young (tom)boy was sure, that put in the same position, I would stand up to the Nazis and be a hero too. Thankfully, the war was long over, and my mettle was never tested. I grew up and grew wiser, and eventually realised, that – like......more

Goodreads review by Geoffrey on June 28, 2021

(Note: I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley) Presently it feels more than ever that those who and call upon attention to their Christianity the loudest and most aggressively are also intense devotees of policies and politicians that are intensely far cries from core tenants like “lov......more

Goodreads review by Richard on March 23, 2021

I love books which just get better and better as you go through them. This was one of them. Reading through the 15 names in the contents, only Bonhoeffer was recognisable to me. And then as I read on I found myself thinking 'oh I know about her from 'The Crown'' or' I saw an exhibition about her in......more

Goodreads review by CrystalIsReading on Storygraph on September 22, 2019

Priests de la Resistance! one of my favorite books I've read this year. I wanted to post a glowing review immediately, but since I read an ARC, per the publisher, I couldn't share my full review until 2 weeks or less before the release date. So I made the mistake of not writing my review in advance,......more

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